Asheville Police Chief William Anderson said Officer Rob Bingaman died when his patrol car went off the Jeff Bowen Bridge at about 1 p.m. Tuesday. The bridge is on Highway 240. The patrol car landed along Riverside Drive.

Bingaman’s funeral was held Monday at 10 a.m. at Biltmore Baptist Church at 35 Clayton Road.

A burial service was held at Western N.C. State Veteran's Cemetery in Black Mountain.

HE'S THE FIRST ASHEVILLE POLICE OFFICER TO DIE ON THE JOB....IN MORE THAN 40 YEARS...AND HE'S BEING LAID TO REST TODAY. GOOD AFTERNOON... I'M GEOFF HART FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE REMEBERING A FALLEN ASHEVILLE POLICE OFFICER TODAY. THEY GATHERED FOR ROB BINGAMAN'S FUNERAL AT BILTMORE BAPTIST CHURCH IN ARDEN. A PROCESSION THEN WENT ON TO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA STATE VETERAN'S CEMETERY ... WHERE BINGAMAN WILL BE BURIED. THE SENIOR OFFICER DIED TUESDAY ... WHEN HIS PATROL CAR WENT OFF THE JEFF BOWEN BRIDGE ON INTERSTATE-240 IN ASHEVILLE. INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO WHAT CAUSED THE WRECK.

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